The end of the season is nearly upon us and the attention has started to shift towards the summer transfer window ahead of it’s opening in a few months.

A host of clubs are set to be active in the transfer market, as they seek to bolster their squads for the challenges that lie ahead next season and look to retain the services of star players who may court attention from elsewhere.

Plenty of gossip is already floating around and we have gathered some of the latest snippets and rumours for you below.

Crystal Palace have joined the hunt for Aston Villa ace Jack Grealish as they deem the English midfielder to be the ideal replacement for Wilfried Zaha if he is lured away this summer, according to the Daily Mail .

Grealish heavily attracted the attention of Tottenham Hotspur last summer and Villa face a fight to retain his services when the window reopens, particularly if they cannot achieve promotion to the Premier League.

Leeds United have endured a disastrous Easter weekend but Marcelo Bielsa’s side are planning ahead of the summer transfer window by making an approach to sign Forest Green Rovers’ Reece Brown, Football Insider reports.

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Brown’s contract with the League Two side expires at the end of the season and his services have courted plenty of attention after an impressive haul has seen him register 10 goals and 14 assists this term.

Stoke City will not buckle under the rising interest from Premier League clubs eyeing a move for goalkeeper Jack Butland and will demand a figure of £30m for the England international, the Telegraph reports.

Bournemouth have been attributed with interest in Butland and Crystal Palace have now joined the hunt, with the expectation being that the experienced stopper will return to the Premier League this summer.

Norwich City are preparing for a return to the Premier League and are preparing to fight Watford for the signature of Polish defender Pawel Bochniewicz from Italian side Udinese, reports printed by the Sun state.

The 23-year-old has been on loan with Polish outfit Gornik Zabrze since January 2018 and a permanent exit from Serie A seems likely this summer, although the Canaries may find it difficult to beat Watford in the hunt due to their links with the Italian side.

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Nottingham Forest manager Martin O’Neill has decided not to turn the loan of Portuguese winger Diogo Goncalves permanent this summer, according to Record , after his struggles within English football.

The 22-year-old has failed to score or register an assist in 10 appearances this season and has only been utilised on three occasions since October, with Forest looking set to send the forward back to Benfica at the end of the season.

Finally, Preston North End are set to fight with Stoke City and Sunderland to secure the services of Oldham Athletic defender George Edmundson, according to Football Insider .

The 21-year-old has caught the eye in League Two this season, being named in the PFA Team of the Season for the division and both Championship clubs are said to have been tracking the youngster closely this term.